Vat dyestuff from dianthraquinonylamine-phenanthrenequinone



Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

wu'rna me am: ALBERT JOB, or ELBERFELD, GERMANY, nsslqxong To Gmsm;

mrns'rnnconrommon, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A conroaamon or DELAWARE.

VAT DYESTU'IT FROM DIANTHBAQUINONYLAMINE-PHENANTHB.ENEQUINONE.

llo Drawing. Application filed June 28, 1928, Serial No. 119,197, and in Germany June 25, 1925.

Our invention consists in vat dyestufis which are carbazolated dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes.

When condensing agents are allowed to act upon dianthraquinonylamines new compounds are obtained which are carbazol-derivatives.

We have now found that when dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequinonylenes are acted upon in a similar way condensation takes place between the anthraquinone nuclei and the phenanthrenyl nucleus with the formation of carbazolated dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes.

This condensation is effected by treating the dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrene quinonylenes with anhydrous aluminum chloride at elevated temperature or by aluminum chloride and a tertiary base as shown b one of us in the co-pending application erial No. 82,588, filed Jan. 20, 1926 for the carbazolization of dianthraquinonylamines. If the anthraquinonyl nuclei in the dianthrauinonylamlno phenanthrenequmonylenes are substituted by acidyl-amino, for instance benzoylamino groups, the condensation is effected much easier and can be achieved with.-

chlorsulfonic acid or even concentrated sulfuric acid at ordinary or only slightly elevated temperatures.

These various condensing agents will be called for the purpose of this invention carbazol ring formin condensing agents.

The reaction lea s through an intermediate product of unknown chemical constitution, 85 but which by oxidation is transformed into the carbazolated dianthraquinonylaminophenanthrenequinonylene. In certain instances this oxidation occurs during the condensation, in others, particularly when workmg at lower temperatures, mainly the intermediate compound is obtained as the result of the condensation and it is then oxidized afterwards to the carbazole.

Thedianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes useful in our novel process are obtained by treating two molecular proporlions of amino-anthraquinones with one molecular proportion of halogen phenanthraquinone in the presence of reagents capable of splitting oif hydro-halogen acids. Products of this type are for instance described in the German Patent 222,206.

Dianthraquinonylamino p'henanthrenequinonylenes can be obtained from alpha as well as beta amino-anthraquinones, but the preferred embodiment of our invention consists in using dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes obtained from alphaamino-anthraquinones and 2.7-dihalogenphenanthrenequinones. Such a compound can be represented by the general formula:

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It dyes cotton from a vat copper-red shades.

Substituted dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes are obtained similarly from substituted amino-anthraquinones.

00 con The chemical constitution of our novel products is considered to be that of a double carbazole formed by a central phenanthrenquinone nucleus with two anthraquinone nuclei and in the case of using alpha-dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequino-nyls can be represented by the most probable chemical formula:

Our novel products are in general dark powders, difficulty soluble even at boiling temperature in most organic solvents, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense colors, which are changed by the addition of formaldehyde, boric acid or phenolic bodies. They dye cotton from the vat brownish very fast shades.

The following examples will further illl1strate our invention, but we wish it understood that We are not limited to the specific materials or reacting conditions mentioned therein. The parts are by weight:

Emample 1.1 part of the condensation product obtained from 1 molecular proportion of dibromo-phenanthrenequinone and 2 molecular proportions of alpha-amino-anthraquinone, having most probably the formula:

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are introduced into a mixture of 3 parts anhydrous aluminum chloride and 6 parts pyridine and heated to 150180 C. The reaction is completed when a sample of the reaction product isolated from the reaction mixture dissolves in sulfuric acid with a red-brown C rin co 001) washed to neutrality. The reddish-brown crudeproduct so obtained is then treated with a sodium hypochlorite solution and isloated 1n the usual manner. It is a dark reddishbrown powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with a reddish-brown color and color. The reaction mass is then poured into dyes cotton from the vat reddish-brown fast diluted hydrochloric acid, filtered off and shades. It has most probably the formula:

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coo on Ewample 93.1 part of the condensation molecular proportions 1-amino-5-benzoylamproduct obtained from 1 molecular proporino-anthraquinone of the probable formula:

tion dibromo-phenanthrenequinone and 2 are dissolved in 10-15 parts 96% sulfuric acid at room temperature, and allowed to stand for some time. The color of the solution changes from a violet to a yellowish-brown. Due to the low temperature used during the condensation, no hydro! sis of the benzo 1- amino groups take p ace. The reaction mass is now poured into water containing 0.5 parts sodium nitrite which oxidizes the intermediate compound to the carbazolated derivative, which separates. It is isolated in the usual way by filtering, washing, and

drying, and represents a dark powder, diflicu tly soluble at the boiling point in most organic solvents soluble in concentrated suluric acid with a bluish-violet color which turns blue on the addition of formaldehyde, brown on the addition of phenol or pyrogallol and reddish-violet 'on the addition of boric acid. It dyes cotton from the vat yellowish-brown shades which are very fast to boiling, chlorine and light. It has most proba ly the formula:

color. The reaction mass is then stirred into 30-40 parts concentrated sulfuric acid and the so obtained solution poured into ice water containing 0.5 parts sodium nitrite. The dyestufi' is precipitated and isolated in the usual manner. It is a dark powder and dyes cotton from a raspberr -red vat intense leddish-brown shades. It as most probably the formula:

. a co co 00 We claim:

1. In processes of making carbazolated dianthra uinonylamino phenanthrenequinonylenes t e step comprising treating dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequlnonylenes with carbazol ring forming condensing agents.

2. In processes of making carbazolated dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequinonylenses the step comprising treating alphadianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol ring forming condensing agents.

3. In processes of making carbazolated dianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequinonylenes the step comprisin treating alphaenzoylamino -alpha diant raquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol ring forming condensing agents.

4. In processes of making a brown vat dyestufl the steps comprising treating -5'-dibenzoylamino 1 1 dianthra uinonylaminophenanthrenequinonylene wit concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature, and oxidizing the intermediate roduct formed to the dicarbazolated diant raquinonylaminophenanthrenequinonylene.

5. As new products carbazolated dianthranonylenes, substantially identical with the condensation products obtained by treating alpha-dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol rin forming condensing agents, which are dar powders, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense colors and dyeing cotton from the vat brown, fast shades.

7 As a new product the vat dyestufl' which 20 has most probably the formula quinrmylamino phenanthrcnequinonylenes, substantially identical with the condensation products obtained by treating dianthraqulnonylaminophenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol ring forming condensing agents, which are dark powders, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense colors and dyeing cotton from the vat brown, fast shades.

6. As new products carbazolated alphadianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequlconcentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature and oxidizing the intermediate compound obtained.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WALTER MIEG. ALBERT JOB.

Certificate of Correction. Patent No. 1,684,327. Granted September 11, 1928, to WALTER MIEG AND ALBERT JOB.

It is hereby certified that error a I ppears 1n the printed s ec1ficat1 glllfilllgggziinlzfignt Ieilllll1ll% colirrection as follows: Page 1, the formulafiii tife l d ft liiiii d nuc eus, 5 rr e ou a' pa e2 the firstf 1 1n the right-hand anthraqulnone nuclei: stri e (fut a; an d itiy r ent should be read with these 0 t' record of the case in the Patenpiggcons therein that the same may conform to the Signed and sealed this 16th day of October, A. D. 1928.

[SEAL] M. J. MOORE,

Ac tzng Commissioner of Patents.

nonylenes, substantially identical with the condensation products obtained by treating alpha-dianthraquinonylamino-phenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol rin forming condensing agents, which are dar powders, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense colors and dyeing cotton from the vat brown, fast shades.

7 As a new product the vat dyestufl' which 20 has most probably the formula quinrmylamino phenanthrcnequinonylenes, substantially identical with the condensation products obtained by treating dianthraqulnonylaminophenanthrenequinonylenes with carbazol ring forming condensing agents, which are dark powders, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense colors and dyeing cotton from the vat brown, fast shades.

6. As new products carbazolated alphadianthraquinonylamino phenanthrenequlconcentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature and oxidizing the intermediate compound obtained.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WALTER MIEG. ALBERT JOB.

Certificate of Correction. Patent No. 1,684,327. Granted September 11, 1928, to WALTER MIEG AND ALBERT JOB.

It is hereby certified that error a I ppears 1n the printed s ec1ficat1 glllfilllgggziinlzfignt Ieilllll1ll% colirrection as follows: Page 1, the formulafiii tife l d ft liiiii d nuc eus, 5 rr e ou a' pa e2 the firstf 1 1n the right-hand anthraqulnone nuclei: stri e (fut a; an d itiy r ent should be read with these 0 t' record of the case in the Patenpiggcons therein that the same may conform to the Signed and sealed this 16th day of October, A. D. 1928.

[SEAL] M. J. MOORE,

Ac tzng Commissioner of Patents. 

